Lead by One – Control the Game

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football drill: Lead by One – Control the Game
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Description

An endgame where teams are not allowed to lead by two goals

If a team goes two goals ahead, they automatically lose.

If a team is in the lead, their objective is to maintain the lead by controlling the game and the ball.

Deliberately scoring an own goal (e.g. to level the goal difference) also results in an automatic loss.

After a goal is scored, a time limit is set (e.g. three minutes), and when it expires, the team that was leading by one goal wins.

Coaching key points
Ball possession Opponent's reactions against the leading team
Progression
How do we maintain ball possession as a team? How can you slow the game down and run down the clock with the ball? How can you press effectively to win the ball back? How can you prevent the leading team from time-wasting?

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